2 At Housing Grant Hearing Raise No Opposition To Bid

February 08, 1989

MATHEWS — No objections were raised at a hearing Monday night on a proposed application for federal housing rehabilitation funds that would be used to repair at least a dozen low-income county residents' homes.

County Administrator Frank A. Pleva said two members of the public attended the hearing, in addition to officials from the Area Agency on Aging and Planning District Commission, which are jointly administering the grant application.

Mathews and Gloucester plan to jointly apply for $700,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds. A total of 25 homes in the two counties would be rehabilitated if the grant is approved.

Port Haywood in Mathews and Bena in Gloucester are targeted to receive the funds.

One requirement for the grant is the holding of two public hearings in each county. The first hearing must be on the program in general, and the second must be on the specific application.

The second hearing in Mathews will be at 7:30 p.m. March 2 in the courthouse.